Māori back End of Life Choice Act - poll

Seventy-two percent of Māori say they will vote in support of the End of Life Choice Act at this year's referendum, according to a new poll revealed by The Hui on Sunday.

The has been controversial, with MPs casting conscience votes on whether or not the Act - which would legalise euthanasia under strict circumstances - should progress.

For Māori MPs, one of the most divisive discussion points was whether or not assisted euthanasia is a transgression of tikanga Māori.

The Hui's poll, which was undertaken by Horizon Research, shows that 58 percent of respondents did not believe the End of Life Choice Act was incompatible with tikanga Māori, and 55 percent felt that for the terminally ill, choosing to die was an act of tino rangatira/self determination.

The poll surveyed 543 Māori and has a margin of error of ±4.3 percent.